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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
The GOsling and the Goose.

You arc shown girl baby. You
remark "What she is only three
months old = Is il possible I
should guess she was at least a
year old.n And the mother is de.
lighted, and tells everybody that
Mr.. Smith is a most agreeable
gentleman. The baby grows. Ten
years later you meet her. A." I'm
possible u you exclaim "such a
great girl and only ten years "
Not only mother but the great
girl is delighted this time. An.
other ten years passes; but now
you have to employ different tao.
tics; something like this: "Twen.
ty years nonsense You can't
be more than sixteen, if you are
that !" Funny9 Yes; and it all
goes to show that sauce for the
gosling is not necessarily the pro-
per sauce for the goose.-Boston
Transcript.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
The English sparrow.

The forthcoming report of the
Department of Agriculture on the
English sparrow will be very in.
teresting document. 1t will con.
tain about 400 printed pages, in
which will appear the experiences
ofabout 5000 people with this de-
structive biped. DIR. Merriam, the
ornithologist of the department,
who has charge of the preparation
of the report. says that the indict-
ment against the sparrow is ter.
rible one; and it has scarcely a
friend in the whole country. Far
mers, who devote their time to the
cultivation of grain, report that
the sparrows, wherever they are
thick, do frightful damage to ce.
reals. Market gardeners aud rails
ers Of small fruit in the vicinity OF
cities say that since sparrows be-
gan to multiply, the profits of mar
ket gardening have almost vanish.
ed. The only known use for the
sparrow is as a substitute for reed
birds. One man in Albany, N. T.,
reports that ne sells hundreds of
dozens of sparrows every month
to the restaurants in that city for
reed birds. They make excellent
table birds. Swiss Cross.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
A Story OF Lord PalmerStOn.

Dumas loved to laugh at the ex-
pense of English stiffness and
reserve. One of his best stories
was this: One day Victor Hugo
and l were invited to dine with
the Duke Of Decazes. Among
the guests were Lord aud Lady
Palmerston. Of course this hap
pened before the February revo-
luton. At midnight tea was han
ded around. Victor Hugo and l
were sitting side by side chatting
merrily. Lord and Lady Palmer
ston had arrived very late, and
there had consequently been no
opportunity to introduce us before
dinner; after dinner 1t seems II
was forgotten. English custom,
consequently, did not allow ms to
be addressed by the illustrious
couple. All at once young Deoa'
zos comes up to us and says
MY dear Dumas, Lord Palmer.
ston begs you will leave a chair
free between you and Victor
Hugo.'
hasteped to do as he wished.
We moved away from each other
and placed an empty chair between
us. Thereupon enters Lord Palm.
erston, holding the hand ofhis wife,
leads her up to us and invites her
to sit down on the empty chair
all this without saying a word.
"My lady," he said to his wife,
"what time have you |" She looked
at her watch and answered:
"Thirty.five past twelve.' "Well'
then,D said the great minister,
remember we'll that this day, at
thirty.fve minutes past twelve,you
were sitting between Alexander
Dumas and Victor Hugo, an honor
which you probably never will
again enjoy in your lifetime"
Then he offered his arm again to
his wife and took her back to her
seat without saying a word to u.s.
because we had not been present.
cd.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30

and the amendment Act of March
9th, 1882, required to be transferr-
ed afrom the general fund.- for
common school purposes, in case
the common "Sehool Funds in
the treasury did not aggregate the
requisite amount ofs300. 900 in any
yearl and you have s., 4SS,013.S7.
An average per annum of $780,
753.47 for all other expenditures.
An average per annunf of S26, ,467, !.
oil less than Governor Stones ad-
ministration for like expenditures.
Does this show RECKLESS extrava.
gance and crookedness in the man.
agement of State affairs p
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
A Lightning Stroke.
In Tennessee Sends Nine Negroes into Eter-
nifty.


Al a negro funeral at Mount
Pleasant, about sixty miles south
of Nashville, Tenn, nine negroes
we're killed by a single stroke of
lightning. A large party followed
the remains of Harriet Terry to
the grave. Just as the final prayer
had been said, a dark, ominous
cloud came up from the east. The
party had scarcely left the grave
when one of the most severe thun.
der and rain.storms ever known
to that section burst upon them.
Scarcely had those who were
killed reached the shelter of an
immense oak when a terrific thun-
der cloud burst and the tree was
struck. The whole party of nine
tumbled down together and died
instantly. Their names are as fol.
lows: William Burchhard, pastor
of the colored Methodist Episco.
pal church, and Hattie, his wife
John Hannah, u minister engaged
in missionary work ; Emanuel Orr,
q Methodist preacher; Tom Rod.
gers, Hester Terry, mother of the
girl who was buried, also her two
daughters, Eliza and Rose, and
Seba Guthrie.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
II. NJ. Stanley Dead.

London, July 21.-A rumor is In
circulation. here that Henry M.
Stanley, the great African explo.
rer, has been killed in o fight with
the natives.
The st. Thomas West Africa
Company has received o dispatch
saying that Stanley was shot dead
while fighting the natives in an
effort to obtain supplies.
Another report is to the effect
that the Stanley party on board
a boat was sunk, and that the ex.
plorer lost his lirc by drowning,
This last report comes from a mis-
slonary at a place called Matadie,
who says he received it from q
native up the country.
No direct message from the re-
lief expedition has been received
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
A Touching Obituary.
IDaknta Rall.l


"Bill Skinner is dead ~ said q
man coming into the Office Of o
Dakota newspaper.
"Moses and thunderl yelled the
editor, beginning to jump around
the desk. "That old thief hasn't
died, has hef / begun 10 think
the old fossil would live forever !
He owes me four years back sub.
scription, but 1 am willing to lose
IL just for the satisfaction Of know.
ing that the bowling old hypocrite
has got what he deserves. Be-
sides, If went out and said o
word about it the old woman and
the boys would chase me of the
place with a pitchfork. Got to
give him an obituary, though l
SUPPOSE Then he sat down and
wrote:
at is with a heavy heart and
tagging pen that we make the an.
nouncement that William Horatio
Skinner is no more! For many
years he has been a leading citizen
of this place; a man honored, re.
spected, large.hearted, able; a
man who touched nothing that be
did not adorn. This usually happy
community is plunged into the
deepest gloom by the sad ovent'
But what is our loss is heavens
gain. Rest in peacel He was a
kind husband and an lndulgent
father.n
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
HOW 1T HAPPENED.

New York, July lS.-The Mail
and Express says: The announce
ment that julius Range, the big
Galveston cotton operator, had
made an assignment in that city,
a decline Of Ia points in August
here to-day, equal to same amount
in Liverpool.
Runge had been carrying large
line of cotton for a syndicate,
which embraced people in Calves
ton, New Orleans ana Liverpool,
and if reports are correct, also in.
cluded operators in Chicago and
st. Louis, who are well known in
the grain trade.
Runge was O member of the firm
of Kaufman & Runge, a cotton
firm IN Galveston. He organized
a syndicate as far back as Febru.
airy, when cotton was considered
low and began to buy the near
options, more particularly April,
until he had cornered that month,
gradually advancing the market
till It stood one-tenth above the
lowest point. He took hold of
August at about $50 ceuts and
pushed it up Oh the shorts till the
market touched 11.53 cents q few
weeks ago.
The bull movement oil along was
based on the cheapness of the
price or the favorable statistical
position. But the stocks on hand
increased, and the recent report ol
the bureau Of agriculture showing
a very favorable outlook for the
new crop, made the corner stagger
August soon began to waver anC
look top.heavy until it suddenly
took downward plunge, and with
occasional rallies, has been declin
ing ever since.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.
One Benefit Of ths A. an. OoIlsgs.

LstarkYills Live stock Journall
Within the last few years an in
dustry has risen in this and neigh.
boring States, which has RECEIVED
no mean share Of attention from
the business public, and which con.
tinues to be regarded with favor
by capital seeking investment.
The pebble which was dropped
into the pond of public opinion
just three years ago, fell into the
hands of the A. & NJ. College of
this State, when, by the untiring
efforts of our President, our Pro.
fessor of Agriculture, and our
local Trustee, the first creamery
that was established within the
confines of the Gulf States was
erected on the summit of yonder
hill.
Look over our State and in the
wake of this widening circle, be.
hold the many creameries that
have arisen in north, south, east,
and central Mississippi.
The press has not sufficiently
recognized the part played by our
College in the establishment Of
this valuable industry; but the
fact is undeniable that 1t was she
who first successfully solved the
problem of making creamery but
ter in this southern climate.
Not long ago murmurings of dis
content were heard in the iron dis
tricts of Pennsylvania against tho
low prices at which Alabama iror
was put upon the market. If w
make the proper use ofthe natura
advantages which we possess, i
need not be decades before W,
catch from the electric wires, sim
liar murmurings as they come from
the butter makers of the North.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
REFORMERS.
Somsthing for the Maaumsntal Idiots to
Ponder Over.


The facts all go to show that the
Gambrells, the dead one and his
brother Percy, must be cIassed
with those doubtful refOrmers who
believe in trotting about with pis.
tolls in their hip pockets, ready to
fight ii out whenever their oppo.
nents get tired of being called
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and other
hard names. 1t is a tangled piece
of business with so many side is.
sues that 1t is difficult to get a
clear view of it all. We do not
feel like using harsh language
about reformers. The mere fact
that man declares himself re.
former gives him many disagree
able privileges, but it seems to us
that q reformer with a loaded hip
pocket ought to be suppressed.
There is nothing angelic about
him, and when he gets shot in a
row brought on by himself, we fail
to see anything martyr'like in it.
The fact is a reformer should mind
his own business and behave him.
self.-Atlanta Constitution.
The reformern of this class
uses the columns of a newspaper
to coarsely abuse everybody op.
posed to his peculiar methods of
reform. He loads himself down
with pistols and desires 1t distinct.
ly understood that he is ready to
back up his words. If he happens
to get killed-whether by an ass.
assin's bullet or in fair, open
fght-he is proclaimed a martyr
to the cause of reform. The pub.
lie do not accept any such deiini.
tion of martyrdom.-Llttle Rock
Gazette.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
Another Editorial Duel.
ICanton Citizen !

ltunton tltlLtn
On Saturday morning last Ar.
chic Stovall, colored, who divides
his time between Capt. Hal Dud.
ley's truck farm and the press
room of the American Citizen,
grossly insulted Aaron Dawson
the pressman of the Daily Picket,
whereupon the latter challenged
the former to mortal combat.
Stovall being the challenged party
had the choice of weapons, so he
selected cucumbers and Dudley's
truck farm as the place for the set
tlement of the difficulty.
just before nightfall the princi.
pals and their seconds were on
the ground-and were placed in
position, each with q peck of Gu.
cumbers in front of him, which,
according to the terms named In
the cartel, they were respectively
TO devour at the word ofcommand.
Everything being ready, the word
"firew was given, and the two
combatants got down to their
work. 1t was quite dark before
the battle had ended, and when
the seconds approached their re.
spectiye principals they found that
neither of them could stand, both
of them being badly doubled up
with cramp collie.
AT this writing they are both in
a desperate fix. When the fore
man of The Picket visited Aaron
Dawson this forenoon to learn If
he was able to run off this after,
noon's issue, he shook his head.
then said, "Tell the boss that it is
my dying request, that when he
writes up this duel, for the Lords
sake tell the white folks dat dere
was no peace bond foolishness
bout it-and write it on my grave
dat | died cool as a cucumber
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
bor Coroner and Ranger.
W. II. BARBER.

hoard OF Supervisors, First District.
/ s. NJ. SPENCER.
For Justices of the Peace,
S,sKETT. W. Il. DERADCLIFF,
DAVID LEE.
For Constables.
EnxxgIY WILLIS MITCHELL.
Wv. PRESTON.
oard Of Supervisors, Second District
w. W. wORTHINGToN.
For Justices Of the Peace.
AMES, A. T. VIA
For Constable,
JIG. DURHAM.
board Of suhervisois, Thisd District.
N. GOLDsTEIN.
For Justices Of the Peace.
BANN0N, o. WiNsLo"
AVIS, DAN HATS.
For Constables,
RTUORN, EMANUEL SMITH,
leila, j. Z. HEARD
hoard of Supervisors, Fourth District.
I'D. SMITH.
For Justices OF the Peace
tEEMs, Il. A. SULLIVAN
ALBERT JONES.
For Constablesi
kDKINs0N, SAWNi JoiNsoN'
Board Of Supervisors, Fifth District,
WILLIAM WOOD.
For Justices OF the Peace,
bNC. J, A. wARING
For Constables,
AII.ETT. j. G. MAXWELL.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
A Victim TO Futures.

New Orleans, July 20.-After
the close of business to day the
announcement was made that 7.
L. Airy & Co., cotton factors and
commission merchants, would to.
morrow apply for a respite. Am
cunt estimated at half million
dollars. This is one of the most
prominent houses in the cotton
trade and stood very high finan-
cially. Mr.. Airy was formerly
president of the Cotton Exchange
and il now president of The Ma
tionaI Cotton Exchange of Amer
lea. Coifno and cotton specuia.
lions done him up. |
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
Legislative Issues.

The Noxubee County Democrat.
10 Convention adopted the follow.
Ing resolutions instructing the Sen.
ator and Representatives:
i. In favor of q constitutional
convention.
2. In favor of all needful appro.
priations to the various State edu.
cational institutions, to the end
that they may not be retarded in
the accomplishment of the great
and benefcent objects for which
they were established.
8. In favor of the abolition of
the penitentiary leasing system.
4. To introduce and support a
measure providing for q thorough
Investigation of all departments of
the State government by a compe.
tent, non-partisan commission, to
be created by the Legislature for
that purpose.
8. In favor of legislation as may
be necessary to secure an equal
ization Of value for purposes Of
State taxation.
These are all measures of un.
questioned merit, except perhaps
that providing for a Constitutional
convention. Before favoring that
we would like to see a "bill of par.
tlculars," an agreed statement ol
the changes proposed.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
Caught by a Badger.

linking hOOut Daugers anu
their biting capacity said a Cali
fornis sportsman to a correspond
ent of the New York Commercial
Advertiser. al knew of a case
where one nearly killed a man,
and in a mighty curious way. 1t
was down in Texas. A young fel.
low was visiting q ranch there,
and was in the habit Of going of |
hunting for several days at a time,
sometimes running down to q town
near by. So nothing was thought
of il when he didn't show up for
three days. Finally q telegram
was brought for him concerning
some important business. To their
surprise they foand that he had
not been at the town or even been
heard of there. Parties were now
organized and sent Of In various
directions where it was thought
likely he would 60. On the sec
ond day the party went into q little
gulch, and one of the men raised
a cry and pointed ahead. There
was the missing man, lying fiat on
the ground, face down.
"They rushed up to him, but he
couldn't speak, and when they
tried to lift him they found his arm
was fast in a burrow. Something
had him, and they were not long
in finding out what. They went
to work and dug down for about
two feet and came upon a big bad
ger lying bracing back, with its
teeth fastened right through the
boys hand. 1t didn't take long Il
Ill the animal with bullets and Gu
on its head. Even then they ha,
to pry open Its mouth with O bowl,
knife before they could releas
him. They packed. the boy hom
and the next day he was able 4
speak. He was almost dead wit
thirst. Tho badger had held hin
for five days. Another woul
have finished him.
ut seems that he had seen
little animal run into the holt
which be took for a young badge
and dropping his rifle he lay dow
and ran his arm in as far as h
could and began to feel sroun
: for the young ones, when he wa
suddenly gripped. AT first b
pulled and hauled with ell HI
. power, then he tainted away, an
then the arm began to swell q
} that he could not move, and an
} attempt to dig away the soil, bake
I hard, only made matters wors
I, 30 there he lay, gradually dyin
, from hunger and thirst, every NOV
making the ferocious animal rene
+. its hold"
: II all the instances like thl
: could DO collected they woul
; make interesting reading. In th
; South Pacific gigantic shell, th
tridaena gigas, is found, whic
. weighs about 800 pounds, and me
: have been caught in that at 10y
tide and held until drowned. At o
near San Diego, q Chinaman wa
caught by the hand by a hug
; abalone shell and drowned befor
he was discovered. Birds ar
often caught on oyster banks a
low tide, and a fox was once see
caught by the tail.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30

The Vicksburg Southrons have
been vindicated by the action oI
the General Manager Of the Inter
national Military Encampment to
be held in Chicago next October.
Gen. O. s. Bentley has officially
announced that colored troops
will not be permitted to attend the
Encampment.- Commercial Her
aid.
Is it not rather Adiutant Gener-
nj Henry aud the Capital Guar,is,
and the truth ofsentiment. which
sre asindicated.p
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
EDITOR LELAND RECORD

EDITOR LELAND RECORD:
We never have subscribed to
your paper, you having sent it vol.
unfairly. Ifyou will send our bills
we will settle to date. The editor.
ial in you last issue July 10y salts.
iies us that the Leland Record is
endeavoring to get up strife ;
which in our opinion can only be
done by a combination of a few
whites with the worst element of
the colored voters of our county,
The Conservative voters of the
colored people are with the Demo
cratic party, and all good Demo.
Gratis and friends of peace and
quiet, will, we believe, support
the nominees of the nominating
convention held in Greenville on
the 18th of July, 1887. We believe
that any independent move will
be calculated to disturb the pollt
ical status of the county. Conse
quently we are not willing to pat
ronize such a paper as the LELAND
Record therefore send bills ant
stop our papers. or We will renal
thcM 10 you. Yours &c.
w. d. Ferriss. Sr.
M. 4. Shraeder
w. Wood
j. A. Hullingsworth
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
Grand Lodge Knights of Honor.

Jackson, Miss, July 20.-The
Grand Lodge Knights of Honor
of Mississippi will meet at Kosci.
usko next year.
The following officers were cleo.
ted:
Grand Dictator, A. NJ. Lea,
Vicksburg;
Vice Grand Dictator, W. r.
Trigg, Greenville;
Grand Assistant Dictator, II. s.
Van Eaton, Woodville;
Grand Chaplain, r. NJ. Standi.
fer, Greenville;
Grand Reporter, G. W. Lawson,
Hernandez;
Grand Treasurer, G. A. Brough-
Ell, jackson;
Grand Guide, j. W. johnson,
Austin;
Grand Sentinel, J. L. Root, May.
ersville;
State Medical Examiner, j. NJ
Greene, Aberdeen;
Orator, I'll. s. Van Eaton, Wood
vile;
Trustees, Jacob Gattman, Johr
McGill and j. L. Aldridge;
Supreme Representative, Il. @
Sims.
Two hundred dollars was dona
ted to Natchez orphan asylums.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30

The Natchez (Miss.) Brother.
hood, q paper owned and edited
by colored men, editorially makes
the following deductions:
When the Government of the
Unitea States, emancipated the
negro, it did but a simple act of
justlce-an that has, and ever will
commend the actors favorably TO
all liberty loving people of the
world, but when the Government
clothed him with the elective
franchise 1t made a mistake.
He should not have been grant
ed this greatest of rights until he
was able to decipher the names on
the tickets to be voted by him, and
until he learned to protect him.
self in the lawful exercise of this
greatest of American privileges.
The negro in politics has thus
far been failure.n
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
+ TERMS, 4TH DISTRICT
JIT COURT CALENDAR, 1887

UlI NOC III Il NAltA<ANOhAsft 49,
man county-Begins on the lst
W 9TH day) of..March and October
J, and may continue . judicial
koma county-Begins on the Ind
" Of March Oath day. and October
ay), and may continue Is judicial
Sar county-Begjns on the Ord
" after the Ind Menday OF March
|ay) and October (April 4th,) and
bntinue Is judicial days.
lower county-Begins on the 9th
W after the End Monday Of March
25th) and October NOV. 2ls),
" continue II judicial days.
hington county-Begins on the Sth
" after the 2nd Monday OF March
th) and October (Dec. 5th), and
Dntinue 30 judicial days.
nuena county-Begins on the 18th
" after the 2nd Monday Of March
l2th) and October (January 9th,
Ind may continue II judicial days,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30
IIoLLoSDALE, j uly 22, 1857
n GREENvuLE TIMES /:

EDITOR GREENvn.LE TIMES:
Enclosed please find copy of a
letter written this morning to the
Leland Record, which please insert
in your paper and oblige.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30

The Medical News says editor
tally: The report of the British
Hydrophobia Commission consti-
tutes the ablest defense of NJ. Pas
teur's method which has yet been
made, and it is cause for congrat-
ulation that men so competent to
observe facts and weigh evidence
have been able, after full inyesti-
gations, to reach unanimous con.
clusion as to the prophylatic value
of the NEGOTIATIONS of Pasteur.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-30

We scarcely expected to receive
the first direct and unequivacal en-.
dorsement of the position and con.
clusion we announced upon this
question years ago, snd have ever
since maintained; from a negro
paper. Now that the negroes are
even admitting and avowing its
truth what's to be gained by South
ern papers continuing to gloss
over the facts and beg the ques.
tioni